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As a comparison, my German (as a foreign language) used to tell us the first year we learned it, "beginners shouldn't use a bilingual dictionary". In order to
by eloisant 12y ago
As a comparison, my German (as a foreign language) used to tell us the first year we learned it, "beginners shouldn't use a bilingual dictionary".
In order to ensure the word you found in the dictionary is correct, you need to be good enough in the language. Often there will be homonymns in your native language, and you'll get the wrong word. For example you want to translate the bank of a river but end up with the place that keeps your money.
It's the same with answers you get from Google or Stack Overflow about programming. If you're not good enough to ensure they're correct, you'll be in trouble.
- levosmetalo 12y ago> In order to ensure the word you found in the dictionary is correct, you need to be good enough in the language. Often there will be homonymns in your native language, and you'll get the wrong word. For example you want to translate the bank of a river but end up with the place that keeps your money. That's why you use a good dictionary that support phrases, and even give a context annotations[1]. That makes the advice a bit obsolete. [1] http://www.dict.cc/?s=bank+of+the+river http://www.dict.cc/?s=bank+of+the+river
- ASneakyFox 12y agoYou still have to know enough to discern what phrase seems to be correct in order to know that's the phrase you want.